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Authored by David Howden via The Mises Institute:

The Green New Deal endorsed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and more than 40 other US Representatives has been criticized as imposing a too-heavy burden on the rich and upper-middle-class taxpayers who will have to pay for it, but taxing the rich is not what the Green New Deal resolution proposes.

Banking is an amazing business.It collects interest by loaning money created out of nothing, when it hits hard times it is bailed out with tax dollars, and when it is riding high, it enjoys incredible tax breaks. It loans money to governments, but it's the taxpayers who guarantee repayment and pay the interest.

“When money isn’t real: the $10,000 experiment”

Calls for a Universal Basic Income have been increasing, most recently as part of the Green New Deal introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and supported in the last month by at least 40 members of Congress. A Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a monthly payment to all adults with no strings attached, similar to Social Security.

The stock market has been rocked ever since the October 3rd speech by Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, when he promised to continue hiking interest rates. The stock market has dropped by 4,500 points, and over $5-trillion has been erased from US equity values.

With what Naomi Klein calls “galloping momentum,” the “Green New Deal” promoted by newly-elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) appears to be forging a political pathway for solving all of the ills of society and the planet in one fell swoop. It would give a House Select Committee “a mandate that connects the dots between energy, transportation, housing, as well as healthcare, living wages, a jobs guarantee” and more.

With what Naomi Klein calls “galloping momentum,” the “Green New Deal” promoted by newly-elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) appears to be forging a political pathway for solving all of the ills of society and the planet in one fell swoop. It would give a House Select Committee “a mandate that connects the dots between energy, […]

It is “budget time” again!

President Trump has stepped up his criticism of the Federal Reserve, saying of its aggressive interest rate hikes that it has “gone crazy.” The same charge has been leveled against Trump, but there may be a method to his madness . . . .  
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